n. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

n. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

n. lightness or fairness of complexion

Etymologies

From white +‎ -ness (Wiktionary)

Examples

But the philosopher who asks whether the Taj has “whiteness” as a constituent and the philosopher who supposes that the Taj does have this property-constituent and asks, “What is the nature of this relation ˜constituent of™ that ˜whiteness™ bears to the Taj?” are asking questions about its ontological structure.)

On the other hand, though you suppress the term whiteness, you do not suppress some white thing, [25] though, of course, if the particular whiteness inhere as an accident in the thing, the thing disappears as soon as you suppress the accidental quality whiteness.